What does it mean in Chinese?

What does 底层 mean?

底层 dǐcéng

bottom; lowest level (of society)

It can also mean

  • underlying; low-level (底层逻辑, 底层代码)
  • ground floor

Its characters

  1. 底 dǐ bottom
  2. 层 céng layer

In a sentence

他从社会底层一步步干起来。 He worked his way up step by step from the bottom of society.

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